Remembering

September 21, 1986|By Steve Ellis, Sentinel Correspondent

IN REMEMBRANCE of Pablo Lopez, the FSU offensive tackle who was shot and killed last Saturday, Florida State's players wore ''Lo'' on the back of their helmets. ''Lo'' was the nickname Lopez was given. A minute of silence also was held in the Seminoles' locker room before taking the field. ''I knew there would be some time I would look up and see he wasn't there,'' said Parrish Barwick, who played beside Lopez at split guard. ''It happened in the second series. I was waiting for that feeling to happen.'' The players dedicated themselves to winning the game for Lopez. ''We all wanted to win for Pablo. We all really tried,'' cornerback Tracey Sanders said. ''I think he would have been happy because we played all out.'' Said outside linebacker Felton Hayes: ''We wanted to win for Pablo. I put every bit of my life into this game.''